Bulgaria national football teamBulgaria earned their first victory of this Nations League campaign, beating Luxembourg 2–0 at Stade de Luxembourg. Kristiyan Balov opened the scoring in the 19th minute and Atanas Iliev…
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Bulgaria's defining tournament remains the 1994 World Cup.
Upcoming matches
Bulgaria — Iceland—Nations League 2026/27Match report
Estonia — Bulgaria—Nations League 2026/27Match report
Results
Selected confirmed matches · 26/09/2026 — 06/10/2026
Luxembourg — Bulgaria0 : 2Nations League 2026/27Match report
Iceland — Bulgaria3 : 0Nations League 2026/27Match report
Bulgaria — Estonia0 : 0Nations League 2026/27Match report
Bulgaria — Luxembourg1 : 2Nations League 2026/27Match report
Players listed by UEFA for the 2026/27 Nations League
Appearances and goals refer to the Nations League 2026/27.
UEFA · competition squad · Source checked:
Goalkeepers
- Aleks Bozhev
- Daniel NaumovAppearances: 4
- Dimitar Mitov
Defenders
- Andrea Hristov
- Dimitar VelkovskiAppearances: 3
- Hristiyan PetrovAppearances: 1
- Ivan TuritsovAppearances: 3
- Kristian DimitrovAppearances: 4
- Stefan VelkovAppearances: 4
- Teodor IvanovAppearances: 1
Midfielders
- Andrian KraevAppearances: 2
- Asen ChandarovAppearances: 3 · Goals: 1
- Borislav TsonevAppearances: 1
- Emil TsenovAppearances: 3
- Georgi RusevAppearances: 3
- Ilia GruevAppearances: 4
- Kristiyan StoyanovAppearances: 1
- Martin MinchevAppearances: 2
- Petko PanayotovAppearances: 4
- Yoan StoyanovAppearances: 2
Forwards
- Atanas IlievAppearances: 2 · Goals: 1
- Kristiyan BalovAppearances: 2 · Goals: 1
- Lukas PetkovAppearances: 3
- Marin PetkovAppearances: 3
- Stanislav IvanovAppearances: 3
- Vladimir NikolovAppearances: 2
- Zdravko DimitrovAppearances: 3
EURO 2028 qualifying
EURO 2028 qualifying opponents will be determined by the draw on 6 December 2026.
Team news
Iceland defeated Bulgaria 3–0 in UEFA Nations League Group C4. Iceland goals: Orri Óskarsson (2 goals) and Mikael Ellertsson. Óskarsson scored in the 37th and 60th minutes before…
MoreBulgaria and Estonia drew 0–0 in UEFA Nations League Group C4. After this match, Bulgaria had 1 point in Group C4, while Estonia had 2 points.
MoreLuxembourg defeated Bulgaria 2–1 in UEFA Nations League Group C4. Bulgaria goals: Asen Chandarov. Luxembourg goals: Leandro Barreiro and Vincent Thill. Chandarov put Bulgaria ahead in the…
MoreMajor tournament record
- European Championship
- Group stage — 1996, 2004
- World Cup
- Fourth place — 1994
Team history
At the 1994 World Cup, Hristo Stoichkov and his Bulgaria team-mates eliminated defending champions Germany in the quarter-finals and finished fourth, the country’s best World Cup result.
The same era produced Bulgaria's first EURO finals appearance in 1996. Despite drawing with Spain and beating Romania, they did not progress from the group; their 2004 return also ended in the opening stage. Hristo Bonev, Krasimir Balakov and Dimitar Berbatov help trace the team's history before, during and after the celebrated 1994 generation.
Notable players
- Hristo Stoichkov
- Hristo Bonev
- Krasimir Balakov
- Dimitar Berbatov
Players from different eras of the national team.